Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, Identity Assurance Module, January, February and April, 2016

<p>The <em>Opinions and Lifestyle Survey</em> (OPN) is an omnibus survey that collects data from respondents in Great Britain. Information is gathered on a range of subjects, commissioned both internally by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and by external clients (other government departments, charities, non-profit organisations and academia).</p><p>One individual respondent, aged 16 or over, is selected from each sampled private household to answer questions. Data are gathered on the respondent, their family, address, household, income and education, plus responses and opinions on a variety of subjects within commissioned modules. Each regular OPN survey consists of two elements. Core questions, covering demographic information, are asked together with non-core questions that vary depending on the module(s) fielded.</p><p>The OPN collects timely data for research and policy analysis evaluation on the social impacts of recent topics of national importance, such as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the cost of living. The OPN has expanded to include questions on other topics of national importance, such as health and the cost of living.</p><p>For more information about the survey and its methodology, see the gov.uk <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/healthandlifeexpectancies/methodologies/opinionsandlifestylesurveyqmi">OPN Quality and Methodology Information</a> (QMI) webpage.</p><p><strong>Changes over time</strong></p><p>Up to March 2018, the OPN was conducted as a face-to-face survey. From April 2018 to November 2019, the OPN changed to a mixed-mode design (online first with telephone interviewing where necessary). Mixed-mode collection allows respondents to complete the survey more flexibly and provides a more cost-effective service for module customers.</p><p>In March 2020, the OPN was adapted to become a weekly survey used to collect data on the social impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the lives of people of Great Britain. These data are held under Secure Access conditions in SN 8635, <em>ONS Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, 2019-2023: Secure Access</em>. (See below for information on other Secure Access OPN modules.)</p><p>From August 2021, as coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions were lifted across Great Britain, the OPN moved to fortnightly data collection, sampling around 5,000 households in each survey wave to ensure the survey remained sustainable.</p><p>

</p><p><strong>Secure Access OPN modules</strong><br><br>Besides SN 8635 (which includes the COVID-19 Module), other Secure Access OPN data includes sensitive modules run at various points from 1997-2019, including Census religion (SN 8078), cervical cancer screening (SN 8080), contact after separation (SN 8089), contraception (SN 8095), disability (SNs 8680 and 8096), general lifestyle (SN 8092), illness and activity (SN 8094), and non-resident parental contact (SN 8093). See the individual studies for further details and information on how to apply to use them.</p>

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**观点与生活方式调查（Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, OPN）**是一项综合性调查，面向大不列颠地区的受访者收集数据。调查内容涵盖多个主题，委托方既包括英国国家统计局（Office for National Statistics, ONS）内部，也包括外部客户（其他政府部门、慈善机构、非营利组织及学术界）。

从每个被抽中的私人家庭中选取一名16岁及以上的受访者作答。调查收集受访者本人、其家庭、住址、家庭户、收入与教育情况，以及委托模块中各类主题的相关回答与观点。每一期常规OPN调查包含两部分内容：涵盖人口统计信息的核心问题，以及根据所采用的调研模块调整的非核心问题。

OPN会及时收集数据，用于研究和政策分析评估近期国家重大议题的社会影响，例如新冠（COVID-19）疫情与生活成本问题。目前OPN已拓展至涵盖健康、生活成本等其他国家重大议题相关的调查问题。

如需了解该调查及其方法学的更多信息，请访问英国国家统计局官网的<a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/healthandlifeexpectancies/methodologies/opinionsandlifestylesurveyqmi">OPN质量与方法学信息（Quality and Methodology Information, QMI）</a>网页。

**调查沿革**

截至2018年3月，OPN均采用面对面调查的方式开展。2018年4月至2019年11月，OPN调整为混合模式调查设计（优先线上调查，必要时辅以电话访谈）。混合模式采集既让受访者能够更灵活地完成调查，也为模块委托方提供了更具成本效益的服务。

2020年3月，OPN调整为周度调查，用于收集新冠（COVID-19）疫情对大不列颠地区民众生活的社会影响相关数据。此类数据以安全访问（Secure Access）权限管控的形式存储于研究编号SN 8635的数据集<em>英国国家统计局观点与生活方式调查2019-2023：安全访问版</em>中。（其他安全访问版OPN模块的相关信息详见下文。）

2021年8月起，随着大不列颠地区陆续解除新冠（COVID-19）防控限制，OPN调整为每两周开展一次数据采集，每期调查抽样约5000户家庭，以保障调查的可持续性。

**安全访问版OPN模块**

除包含新冠模块的SN 8635外，其他安全访问版OPN数据还包括1997年至2019年间不同时期开展的敏感模块，具体包括：人口普查宗教信仰模块（SN 8078）、宫颈癌筛查模块（SN 8080）、分居后联系模块（SN 8089）、避孕模块（SN 8095）、残疾相关模块（SN 8680与SN 8096）、总体生活方式模块（SN 8092）、疾病与活动情况模块（SN 8094）以及非居住父母联系模块（SN 8093）。如需了解更多细节及申请使用的相关信息，请查阅各单项研究的说明。